Cross References Let them be as grass upon the tops of houses: which withereth before it be plucked up: Matthew 10:27 That which I tell you in the dark, speak ye in the light: and that which you hear in the ear, preach ye upon the housetops. 2 Kings 19:26 And the inhabitants of them were weak of hand, they trembled and were confounded, they became like the grass of the field, and the green herb on the tops of houses, which withered before it came to maturity. Psalm 37:2 For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall. Isaiah 37:27 The inhabitants of them were weak of hand, they trembled, and were confounded: they became like the grass of the field, and the herb of the pasture, and like the grass of the housetops, which withered before it was ripe. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Let them be as grass upon the tops of houses: which withereth before it be plucked up: as the grass Psalm 37:2 For they shall shortly wither away as grass, and as the green herbs shall quickly fall. Psalm 92:7 When the wicked shall spring up as grass: and all the workers of iniquity shall appear: That they may perish for ever and ever: Jeremiah 17:5,6 Thus saith the Lord: Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. . . . Matthew 13:6 And when the sun was up they were scorched: and because they had not root, they withered away. Context The Cords of the Wicked…5Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Sion. 6Let them be as grass upon the tops of houses: which withereth before it be plucked up:7Who with the mower filleth not his hand: nor he that gathereth sheaves his bosom.… Lexicon May they beיִ֭הְיוּ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be like grass כַּחֲצִ֣יר (ka·ḥă·ṣîr) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2682: Green grass, herbage on the rooftops, גַּגּ֑וֹת (gag·gō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1406: A roof, the top of an altar which withers יָבֵֽשׁ׃ (yā·ḇêš) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3001: To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither before שֶׁקַּדְמַ֖ת (šeq·qaḏ·maṯ) Pronoun - relative | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6927: Antiquity, former state it can grow, שָׁלַ֣ף (šā·lap̄) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8025: To pull out, up, off Additional Translations May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which wither before it grows up: Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up; Let them be as the grass of the house-tops, which withers before it is plucked up. Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it is plucked up, Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up: Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops, which withereth before it groweth up: Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up; They are as grass of the roofs, That before it was drawn out withereth, Jump to Previous Afore Drawn Dry Full Grass Grow Groweth Grows Growth Housetops House-Tops Plucked Roof Roofs Springeth Withereth WithersJump to Next Afore Drawn Dry Full Grass Grow Groweth Grows Growth Housetops House-Tops Plucked Roof Roofs Springeth Withereth WithersExternal Links Psalm 129:6 NIVPsalm 129:6 NLT Psalm 129:6 ESV Psalm 129:6 NASB Psalm 129:6 ASV Psalm 129:6 Bible Apps Psalm 129:6 Biblia Paralela Psalm 129:6 Chinese Bible Psalm 129:6 French Bible Psalm 129:6 German Bible Alphabetical: be before can grass grow grows housetops it Let like May on roof the them they up upon which withers OT Poetry: Psalm 129:6 Let them be as the grass (Psalm Ps Psa.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |